Barrel-truck.



v VPATENTED JAN. 24, 1905.

G. J. COLLING.

BARREL TRUCK.

APPLIOATION FILED JUNE 27, 1903.

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Patented January 24, 1905.

PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES J COLLING, OF GLENVILLE, OHIO.

BARREL-TRUCK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 780,777, dated January 24, 1905.

Application filed June 27, 1903. Serial No. 163,364.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES J. CoLLINe, a citizen of the United States, residing at Glenville, in the county of (Juyahoga and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Barrel-Trucks; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use 'the same.

My invention relates to trucks, and more especially to what is designed as a truck for handling barrels, casks, and the like, the object being to handle the barrels, casks, or. like containers quickly and without liability of injuring the same and enable the casks, barrels, or containers to be transported, placed, or dumped by a single operator.-

My invention consists in the peculiar construction of the truck whereby it is adapted to the purpose, all of which will be hereinafter fully set forth and claimed.

In the'drawings, Figure I is an isometric view of a truck embodying my invention. Fig. II is a View in side elevation of a truck, illustrating it engaging a barrel or container of metal (in solid lines) and'illustrating in dotted lines the position of the truck and containerfirst as it is raised in the position to be transported and also in a position ready to be dumped.

A Arepresent two handles, which in the cated on the container E at a point approximately central thereof and low enough thereon to cause the container to be lifted as the truck is brought into position illustrated by dotted lines 1 in Fig; II.

It will be seen by reference to the drawings that the truck comprises a species of bellcrank lever fulcrumed at b b and having upwardly-extending short armsD D, the handles A A forming the long arm of the lever.

.ner of engaging the container is clearly set forth in solid lines in Fig. II, as is also the position (by dotted lines 1) of the truck and container when the container is supported by the truck. The container as it is elevated is free to swing upon the trunnions 6, one of which onlyis shown in Fig. II, (the other be-.

ing atthe opposite side of the container,) and hence the container will swing up on the truck and can be easily dumped, as illustrated by dotted lines 2 in Fig. II. The facility and convenience with which the container may be handled is at once apparent and needs no com- Inent.

In setting forth myinvention I have illustrated and described constructions and assemblage of parts as I consider them best adapted for their purpose, but do not, hence, limit the invention to either the structural features or assemblages, as they may be modified to adapt them to different containers.

What I claim is A 1. In a truck, the combination of a recessed frame having angularly-disposed arms, with seats on their ends, wheels journaled on said frame, a plurality of handles attached to said frame in the rear of said arms, and bracearms extending from said handles to the said arms.

Signed at Cleveland, in the county of Guyahoga and State of Ohio, this 10th day of June, 10 1903.

CHARLES J COLLING.

Witnesses:

E. B. DQNNELLY, W. E. DONNELLY. 

